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  Navjot Singh Sidhu, family enter polling premises with cavalcade, ‘violate’ model code

  National | February 04, 2017 21:11 IST

  Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday landed himself in trouble after he entered the premises of a polling booth in private cars for casting his vote along with his family. The four-time former MP, his

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  Australians on vote on same-sex marriage plebiscite in February 2017

  World | August 21, 2016 12:01 IST

  Australians will reportedly be asked to vote in February 2017 on whether they want same-sex marriage to be legalised. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to inform members of the Liberal National Party (LNP)

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  Voting ends in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry; all eyes on results

  National | May 16, 2016 18:55 IST

  Chennai: Polling has begun in Tamil Nadu in the 232 out of 234 assembly constituencies and also in Puducherry to elect the 30-member assembly. Tamil Nadu Around 5.82 crore voters are set to elect a

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  45 percent polling in Hyderabad polls, stray violence reported

  National | February 02, 2016 22:13 IST

  Hyderabad: About 45 percent of the 74.23 lakh electorate cast their votes today in the elections for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) which were marred by lack of enthusiasm among voters and sporadic incidents of

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  Punjab municipal polls pass off peacefully

  National | February 22, 2015 19:47 IST

  Chandigarh: Polling to Punjab's six municipal corporations today passed off peacefully as an estimated 70 per cent of nearly 8 lakh electorate sealed the fate of 1,263 candidates in the hustings.“The polling passed off peacefully...there

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  Srirangam bypoll sees 82 percent polling

  National | February 13, 2015 20:19 IST

  Chennai: Polling in the bye-election for the Srirangam assembly constituency on Friday saw around 82 percent voting, said officials.Polling began at 7 a.m. and went on till 6 p.m. without any major untoward incidents.A total

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  Polling begins for two by-elections in West Bengal

  National | February 13, 2015 9:26 IST

  Kolkata: Voting began today for the by-elections to one Lok Sabha and one Assembly constituencies in West Bengal amid tight security.Election Commission officials said that elaborate arrangement had been been made for a free, fair

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  72 per cent polling in 2nd phase in J-K polls

  National | December 02, 2014 22:07 IST

  Srinagar/Jammu: In a rerun of record polling in the first phase, a 72 per cent voter turnout was registered in the second phase of incident-free Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir today with people again

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  J&K, Jharkhand polls: Huge voter turnout recorded in second phase

  National | December 02, 2014 22:59 IST

  Srinagar/Ranchi: Huge voter turnout was recorded in second phase poll for Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand assembly elections.65.46% polling was recorded in Jharkhand whereas Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a huge turnout of 72 percent.About 65.46

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  Jharkhand Polls: Polling in 20 seats tomorrow

  National | December 01, 2014 12:19 IST

  Ranchi: Polling will take place on Tuesday in 20 constituencies in Jharkhand spread across seven Maoist-hit tribal districts in the second of the five-stage elections to the 81-member Assembly.Adequate security forces have been deployed in

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  First phase polls: Huge voter turnout recorded in both Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir

  National | November 25, 2014 20:39 IST

  New Delhi:  Jammu and Kashmir today notched up one its “highest” polling figures with over 70 per cent voting recorded in the first phase of Assembly polls while a turnout of about 62 percent was

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  J&K polls:Polling for first phase in 15 constituencies tomorrow

  National | November 24, 2014 11:36 IST

  Srinagar: The stage is set for the first of the five-phased Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as 12 sitting MLAs, including seven ministers, are among 123 candidates trying their luck in 15 constituencies that

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  Elections for six Rajya Sabha seats to be held in June

  National | May 20, 2014 12:31 IST

  New Delhi: Polling for four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka and one each in Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram will be held next month as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks to shore up its strength

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  About 80 percent polling in Seemandhra, 20 injured in clashes

  India | May 07, 2014 22:22 IST

  Hyderabad: About 80 percent of 36.76 million voters cast their votes to choose their representatives from 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh's Seemandhra region where high turnout and sporadic clashes marked

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  62 per cent polling in Uttarakhand

  India | May 07, 2014 21:16 IST

  Dehradun: Around 62 per cent of the voters today cast their votes in Uttarakhand where polling for five Lok Sabha seats completed peacefully amid tight security.  Nearly 62 per cent of the 71.29 lakh voters

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  Zuma votes as polling held in South Africa elections

  World | May 07, 2014 17:15 IST

  Pretoria: South African President Jacob Zuma and leaders of various political parties cast their votes as polling continued Wednesday for the country's fifth general elections post-apartheid.A large number of voting stations opened across the country

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  Over 20 per cent polling till 3 pm in Srinagar

  India | April 30, 2014 17:14 IST

  Srinagar: Over 20 per cent of the 12 lakh electorate exercised their franchise in the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency till 3 pm today as voting remained here sluggish in the wake of the separatists' call for

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  35 percent polling till noon in Telangana's first polls

  India | April 30, 2014 13:50 IST

  Hyderabad: About 35 percent polling was recorded till noon for 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 state assembly seats in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, officials said.Barring minor incidents, balloting was on peacefully amid tight

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  Over 28 per cent polling in first three hours in WB

  India | April 24, 2014 12:42 IST

  Kolkata: About 28 per cent turnout was recorded in six Parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal in the first three hours of voting today.  “About 28.79 per cent polling was recorded on an average in the

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  Election commission prepares for next phases of polling in UP

  India | April 18, 2014 13:27 IST

  Lucknow: The Election Commission Friday will hold a review meeting of the preparations for the crucial third and fourth phases of the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.The third and fourth rounds, scheduled